From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Miniature Covered Jar with Two Loop Handles, the Tall Cover with Finial in the Form of a Stylized Human Head

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.52
Title: Miniature Covered Jar with Two Loop Handles, the Tall Cover with Finial in the Form of a Stylized Human Head
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: Probably Qijia culture, possibly Majiayao culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE
Culture: Chinese

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Buff earthenware with modeled and appliqué decoration. Upper Yellow River Valley area; probably from Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or from Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions: H. 15.9 x W. (across handles) 10 x Diam. 6.8 cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for the Acquisition of Oriental Art
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.170.52
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Publication History

Transitory and Timeless: Ancient Chinese Pottery, auct. cat., The Chinese Porcelain Company (New York, 2002), no. 41, p. 36

Exhibition History

Prehistoric Pottery from Northwest China, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016

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